Imagining a trade for David Robertson

[Mike Sixel]

 

That's fair.  I'm not opposed to smart trades.  I just doubt a premium RP trade, during the Twins 2017 season, will qualify.

 

Maybe a bigger trade, that also includes a reliever component?  I remember how the Rangers got Jake Diekman in the Cole Hamels deal...

 

Agreed, I don't think they are legit this year, but if Berrios dominates and Hughes isn't like yesterday, it is possible they could be better than most of us thought and be buyers. 

 

I'd certainly trade Diaz, for example, for a MLB player under contract for more than 1 year that was BETTER than the player he was replacing.

[Thrylos]

 

 

Wade for Robertson. Who says no first?

 

The White Sox will laugh at that...

Need to add Tonkin to balance that trade

[bluechipper]

 

Chapman (Aroldis, not Kevin ) and Miller were a different class of relief pitcher, though.  Robertson has a 119 ERA+ in 2+ seasons with the White Sox so far, that's basically pre-2017 Ryan Pressly.

 

And Cubs and Cleveland basically had their playoff tickets printed by that point, with very strong rotations -- they were primarily looking for a postseason edge.  I don't think the Twins could possibly be in that position by the trade deadline 2017.

In addition to that, the Cubs were and still are in the position where they have so ridiculously many position player prospects that they basically had to make a trade to shore up their only weakness.

[Otto von Ballpark]

 

Robertson is a nice player, a team need, and should be available at reasonable cost.

If in a month the Twins are in it, go for it. Not Gordon, but if they take on the entire salary it wont take that much.

I'm not so sure Robertson will be that cheap.  If there's no Chapman (Aroldis, not Kevin ) or Miller on the market this summer, Robertson might be one of the premier trade chips in the league.  Even if they don't ultimately get a high price for him, they almost certainly will not deal him in June, but rather wait until the deadline unless they are blown away by an offer.

 

(Also, we Twins fans don't like to admit it, but the White Sox might hang around in the standings for awhile yet too!)